MacBook Pro 13" or 15" (Non Retina)

MacBook Pro 13" or 15" (Non Retina)?
Which should I get 13" or 15" and it'll be non retina as IMO I think retina ain't good? Or am I wrong?
I will be using it for:
Docs
Music (listening and dloading)
Movies (Watching and dloading)
Surfing the web and watching TV profs on Netflix etc
Photoshop
Illustrator
Fireworks
Dreamweaver
normal use
maybe bit of iMovie and iPhoto now an then not often at all
FaceTime
iMessage
iTunes
the 4 adobe products will be installed but only 2 will be used not all
bare in mind I will upgrade either to 8gb ram and 256gb SSD
thanks let me know please

Hi Bainze,
I would get the 15" Non Retina because of the 'anti-glare' option but in the end the decision is really up to you.

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